Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 101

BREITLING REF. J28362 FLYING B FOR BENTLEY WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND Breitling for Bentley, "Flying B Chronometer," Officially Certified Chronometer, No. 2 25, case No. 2276468, Ref. J 28362. Made in a limited edition of 25 pieces in circa 2008. Very fine and rare, oversized, rectangular curved, jump-hour, self-winding, water resistant, 18K white gold and diamond (8.63 cts) Chronometer wristwatch with regulator type dial and an 18K white gold pave diamond-set Breitling deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty, Chronometer certificate and instruction booklet.

Two-body, polished, bezel and case set with baguette diamonds, screwed-down winding crown, case back with 8 screws and embossed with the "Bentley" logo, antireflective sapphire crystal. Textured mother-of-pearl, surrounded by 62 baguette diamonds, with mother-of-pearl baton indexes, outer minute divisions with 5-minute Arabic hour markers, subsidiary mother-of-pearl seconds dial, aperture for the jump-hours at 12. The outside plate pave-set with round diamonds. White gold skeleton hand. Cal. 16 B, rhodium-plated, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator.